TennCare submits revised block grant proposal to CMS

Tennessee officials on Wednesday submitted an amended version of their TennCare block grant proposal to the Centers of Medicaid and Medicare Services — effectively fulfilling the duty assigned to them by Tennessee Republicans on the last day of legislative session in May. 

The moderately changed version of the proposal adds some color to Gov. Bill Lee’s administration’s previously outlined plans to use prospective shared savings with the federal government to invest in health initiatives for TennCare enrollees. Changes were not made open to the public, which got a look at an early plan version, until after the plan was submitted to the federal government.